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NASA has conducted a series of tests with Orbital ATK, Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Aerojet Rocketdyne to evaluate the Orion spacecraft and the Space Launch System rocket that the agency plans to launch in 2018 as part of an unmanned space exploration mission. Lockheed’s engineering teams have completed proof pressure tests on the Orion crew […] More
DRS Technologies has received a potential $41.6 million contract from the U.S. Army to develop an infrared sensor for a system mounted on ground combat vehicles. Under the cost-plus-incentive-fee contract, DRS will integrate a two-color IR sensor with the Third-Generation Forward Looking Infrared Dewar Cooler Bench platform designed to help mounted troops identity and engage enemy targets, the […] More
Windstream has provided network communications services to approximately 300 Department of Veterans Affairs offices across the U.S. within the initial year of the company’s selection for a potential five-year, $450 million contract with VA. The company is one of the three contractors that won positions in August 2015 on the National Consolidation of Local Exchange […] More
IBM’s Australian arm has received a potential six-month, $2.4 million contract to provide an Amazon Web Services-built cloud platform for a federal government agency in Australia, ZDNet reported Friday. Asha McLean writes the contract with the Australian Taxation Office comes a month after IBM received approximately $5.3 million in contracts from Australia’s five federal agencies that include the departments […] More
The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research has awarded Engility a potential five-year, $10 million task order to perform clinical trials of experimental vaccines against Chikungunya virus. Engility said Thursday it received the task order under a potential four-year, $900 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract awarded by the U.S. Army in January. Engility CEO Lynn Dugle said the company […] More
General Atomics has introduced a software platform designed to manage big data workloads. The company said Thursday Nirvana 5.0 works to help clients in energy exploration, scientific research and media sectors manage data-intensive workflows as well as locate information through the use of workflow-defined metadata. General Atomics’ metadata software is designed to consolidate multiple storage silos into […] More
Orbital ATK and Stratolaunch Systems, a subsidiary of Vulcan Aerospace, have formed a partnership in an effort to provide commercial launch customers access to low-Earth orbit through air-launch space services. Orbital ATK will initially supply several Pegasus XL rockets for integration with Stratolaunch’s aircraft as part of the partnership, the companies said Thursday. The Stratolaunch plane […] More
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has launched a new process to encourage companies that have limited contracting experience with the Defense Department to propose novel technology platforms that could have potential applications for the commercial sector and DoD. DARPA’s microsystems technology office introduced the Commercial Performer Program Announcement in an effort to provide funding opportunities […] More
Drone Aviation has obtained a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for its electric tethered technology designed for use with its unmanned aerial systems. The company said Wednesday the Electric Tethered Aerial Platform serves as the core system for its WATT and BOLT tethered UAS. Jay Nussbaum, chairman and CEO of Drone Aviation, said […] More
DRS Technologies has secured a potential $65 million task order to manufacture and supply night-vision goggle systems to the U.S. Army. The service branch awarded the initial production order under a potential $367 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract that DRS received in September 2015 in support of the Enhanced Night Vision Goggle III and Family of Weapon Sights – […] More
Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg has said the Chicago-based aerospace company plans to land the first human on Mars and that he expects space tourism to develop into a “viable commercial market†over the next 20 years, Bloomberg Technology reported Tuesday. “I’m convinced the first person to step foot on Mars will arrive there riding a Boeing […] More
Leidos has selected Crystal Group’s computer servers for integration with the former’s signals intelligence platform, Military & Aerospace reported Tuesday. John Keller writes Leidos will integrate Crystal’s RS378 3U rugged server with its eXpeditionary RT system that works to provide users with situational awareness data derived from various information sources. Matthew Smith, senior program manager at Leidos, […] More
